| 释义 |
build-down in American English (ˈbɪldˌdaʊn) US noun Informal a gradual decrease in nuclear weapons, armed forces, etc., esp. by an agreement in which a smaller number of newer weapons would replace older ones build-down in American English (ˈbɪldˌdaun) nouna process for reducing armaments, esp. nuclear weapons, by eliminating several older weapons for each new one that is deployed Word origin [1980–85; by analogy with buildup]This word is first recorded in the period 1980–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: NIMBY, designer drug, hub-and-spoke, scientific creationism, starch blocker |